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  "id": 12195795,
  "title": "‘The Batman Part II’ Production Paused As Matt Reeves Steps Away For Personal Reasons",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/the-batman-part-ii-production-paused-as-matt-reeves-steps-away-for",
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  "published": "2026-10-05T17:00:00.000Z",
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    "name": "Deadline",
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    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/10/the-batman-part-ii-production-pause-matt-reeves-1237146807/"
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  "summary": "EXCLUSIVE: Production is pausing on the Warner Bros and DC Studios pic The Batman Part II due to director Matt Reeves stepping away for personal reasons. The studio on Monday released a statement on the matter. “Production on The Batman Part II has been temporarily paused while Matt Reeves focuses on a family matter,” it […]",
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        "outlet": "Consequence",
        "title": "The Batman Part II “Temporarily” Pauses Production",
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        "title": "‘The Batman: Part II’ Pauses Production as Matt Reeves Steps Away for Personal Reasons",
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        "title": "‘The Batman Part II’ Production Paused as Filmmaker Matt Reeves Steps Away for “Family Matter”",
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        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "‘The Batman 2’ Pauses Production as Director Matt Reeves Steps Away for a ‘Family Matter’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/the-batman-2-pauses-production-as-director-matt-reeves-steps-away-for",
        "published": "2026-10-05T17:35:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Rolling Stone",
        "title": "‘The Batman II’ Production Paused as Director Matt Reeves ‘Focuses on a Family Matter’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/the-batman-ii-production-paused-as-director-matt-reeves-focuses-on-a",
        "published": "2026-10-05T21:08:13.000Z"
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